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Terms and conditions

Application for this web design and web hosting service is subject to the following terms and conditions:

1. Studio Arts, the designers and publishers of this service, cannot take responsibility for any copyright infringements that may occur due to publishing material submitted by the client. Unless adequate proof is provided for permission to use copyrighted material, including textual content, photographs, graphic images, logos and any other form of design work, Studio Arts reserves the right to refuse such material until permission is provided by the copyright owner.

2. The copyright for all material published and provided by Studio Arts in our ‘standard web site template designs’ such as HTML code, graphics, photographs and text, will remain the property of Studio Arts and may not be copied, re-produced or published by any means, whether electronically or otherwise, without the express permission of Studio Arts, the designers and publishers of these web site templates.

In the case of ‘custom’ design work to be carried out for a client, the same terms and conditions will apply as above, until payment has been made in full, whereupon the completed design will become the property of the client. In addition, any textual content, photographs or graphical images provided by the client, whether in electronic format, on CD or DVD or in printed form, will be returned to the client, though the safe return of this material is not guaranteed and Studio Arts and it’s personnel wiil not responsibility for any damage or loss while in their possession or in the post..

3. Studio Arts will not be liable or become involved in any disputes between the client and any wrongdoing on the part of a client that may involve any disputes regarding content or images provided to Studio Arts for inclusion on the client’s web site.

4. The client agrees to make available to Studio Arts any material required to complete the web site in accordance with the instructions and information provided by the client. Failure to do so means there may be a delay in the design work and publishing. Studio Arts will endeavour to provide the ‘standard web site design service’ and web hosting setup and completion within the normal deadline of 21 days, or as soon as is reasonably possible. However, for whatever reason, whether on the part of the client or the service that Studio Arts provides, Studio Arts will not take responsibility for any delay in the domain name registration, web hosting, design work or publishing of the client’s web site and will not be liable for compensation or loss of earnings or any other costs incurred due to failure to meet any deadlines.

5. Prior to any design work commencing, or the setting up a website for a client, or any web hosting service provided, Studio Arts, the designers and publishers of these services, require full payment for work to be carried out using our ‘standard web design templates’.

In the case of ‘custom’ designed web sites a minimum deposit of 50% of the overall fee will be required before work commences and the balance will be due within 28 days of completion and receipt of invoice.

6. If a client wishes Studio Arts to update the client’s web site a separate fee will apply. In the case of small changes being made to text, photos or graphics on our ‘standard web site template designs’ the fee will be £12 per update, paid in advance via PAY PAL, credit card or cheque to Studio Arts. In the case of major updates or changes to ‘custom’ designed web sites, Studio Arts will negotiate with the registered client a maintenance fee appropriate to the amount of work required.

7. Whilst care and attention will be made to ensure that all web site programming and web site content will be free from errors, Studio Arts, the designers and publishers of this service, cannot accept any responsibility for losses incurred, monetary or otherwise, due to errors found before or after completion, but will make every effort to correct them to the satisfaction of the client.

8. Studio arts will also not be liable for any costs incurred, compensation or loss of earnings due to the client’s web site being unavailable for any period of time, for the perfomance of the servers being used to host the web site, or the software being used to provide this service.

In addition, Studio Arts cannot be held responsible for any unauthorised alterations caused by a third party which may affect the client’s web site. Such alterations include, but are not limited to additions, modifications or deletions.

9. Studio Arts will endeavor to ensure that all web sites will function correctly when viewed with the web browsing software Internet Explorer but cannot offer any guarantee that they will appear and function correctly with other types of browser software.

10. Studio Arts, the designers and publishers of this service, reserves the right to alter our pricing structure at any time without notice. This includes our ‘standard web site template design’ fees as well as associated web hosting fees, ‘custom’ web site design fees and associated web hosting fees,  plus any form of maintenance and update fees.

If a client has paid for any services from Studio Arts prior to a change in the pricing structure, no extra fees will be incurred, but any subsequent work or services carried out by Studio Arts that have not been paid for may be subject to an increase.

11. In relation to the design and publishing of our ‘standard web site template designs’ as part of this agreement it is our policy to incorporate a link to the Studio Arts  web design service or it’s associates, Window Cleaning Resources. This link will appear in small type at the bottom of the client’s web site unless the client specifically requests to have the link removed.

12. The registration of a client’s domain name is the responsibility of the client and payment and renewal of those domain names is also the client’s responsibility. Studio Arts cannot accept responsibility for the loss or cancellation of a client’s domain name due to late payment, non-payment or otherwise. We advise the client to keep an appropriate record of the due dates for renewal payments to ensure that payment is received by the domain registration company in good time.

We recommend 123Reg.co.uk as a reliable and reputable domain name registration company, but Studio Arts cannot accept resposibility or be liable for any type of costs incurred, or compensation or loss of earnings arising from dealing with this company or any other registration company used to register the client’s domain name.

In certain circumstances, Studio Arts will register the client’s domain name if asked to do so. For this service Studio Arts will invoice the client for the registration fee and for any renewal payments that become due. An extra administration fee will also apply.

13. The termination of services provided by Studio Arts for the client must be made in writing directly to Studio Arts. Upon receipt of a written and signed request, the termination of services will be effective on receipt of such notice. For the protection against unauthorised requests, e-mail or telephone requests for the termination of services provided will not be honoured until confirmed in writing by the client, or an authorised representative of the client.

14. These terms and conditions supersede all previous representations, understandings or agreements but may change at any time without notice. It is the client’s responsibility to ensure that they understand these terms and conditions. Any advance fees made in connection with the services described under these terms and conditions constitutes an agreement to and acceptance of these terms and conditions. Where a ‘custom’ designed web design service is being provided, further terms and conditions may also apply.

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